E. L. Konigsburg Quotes

Succes is really nothing more than the record of failure. To be successful means you must be willing to fail more than anyone else.

If you are not successful, that means you're not making enough mistakes.

You need the willingness to fail all the time.

Learning how to work and learning how to fail is important.

You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure.

If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.

There can be no freedom without freedom to fail.

If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.

My willingness to fail gives me the ability to succeed.

But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.

Do not simplify. Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honour. It means you risked failure.

In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.

The more successful you are, the more mistakes you will make. People who don't do anything, don't make mistakes.

Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing.

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.

Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur.

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

Fact: From quitting smoking to skiing, we succeed to the degree we try, fail, and learn. Studies show that people who worry about mistakes shut down, but those who are relaxed about doing badly soon learn to do well. Success is built on failure.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before.

To be successful at anything, you need the right to fail, not just occasionally.

The thing I always say to people is this: 'If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.'

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.